Convertible store front



Aug 30, 1932.

A. SlMONE CONVERTIBLE STORE FRONT Filed Aug. 21. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Au 30, 1932. A. smoN: 1,874,820

CONVERTIBLE. STORE FROM;

Filed Aug/21. 1931 2 Shee1.s- -Shee't 2 Fig.4 Fig-5 ATTORNEY V Patented Aug. 30, 1932 trimmer swa s i .fApplioation filed August 21, "Serial No 553,509. a

The, invention relates to It lioo ye tihlo store front, as described in the presentspecifioation and illustrated in-thejaooompa y lug drawings which form apart of the sameointed out in the claims for-novelty iollowing a description in detailaot on maii o of carrying out the invention The objects of the invention are to open E o t during the Warme weet-hostile co pl te front of the, store and turn. vWhat.was o iginally a. losed ore with a display fr m to somethi giii the nature oitza m rket stal w re the c stomers c n saunt r andyiew th goo s, whioh-ispa iou arly s'a uahlein he l f frui and yegetableswand othe .food stuflsthough fornoveltyand even stap e g ods it will-pr ve of great value espeoial y o emonstration purp ses; to construot a store fr for the window display so as to t ke it down with oomparativeiease store it on the premises or elsewh r :erably rests on a cross beam or bar 116, in fact sitimay, ifdesirable be grooved intoth-is .stifi if e i b e nd eave a complete openiront o o a e a night by a-reliab e ga ezwhieh is necessarily ollapsib efor day p rposes;

to fa ilitate the disposal of all kinds of Wares by a i e y ofiering them t therpu-blio with practically no bar or anyhind towards r a hing hemand a the ametime enable the prospective purchaser to pass along in front of the assorted goods ,withOu-tnecessarily hunting .or handling any'par ticiilar wares; and generallyto provide at-a minimum cost to the merchant a m'eans'otopening out widely the salesroom for-the benefit of the publicand to the advantage of the merchant in the gaini-ng of; profits by the encouragement ofthesalesQ Y In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front eleva tional View of the store showing the window display style for the more inclement weather conditions.

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Figure -.3 is an elevationalriew of the store front showing thenightclosnrle ior stall style of store.

Figure ;is,,;'a vertical the linesfirhinliigurel, I he invention consists essentially 1113a knQckdQWn play fron replaeable unde sea oiiable conditions. by anight l s lines inFigure 3. 1 r it 1 Figureiz tlisa Vertical sectiollallriotv In tho sectional as oil ,linsfififi in Figur.e;;1. Y

Figure T-is across sectional-view on the linesi's'lfin Figure l.-

. :FigureS. isa cross sectionalv-iew on the Ilinesifivfi inliigurefi. w a Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures. V i

i v Referring toithe drawings, either the stall type or window front typeis preferableytho main transom' indioated by the numeral 15 Figure 6. 'sa vefllal sectional iew the as extends completely across the store front at the upper enjcljand is .a permanent fixture and this'transom may be of any formf desired, 7

such as leaded glass, .coloredglass or something in the vnature. of a design: for beautiful efi'ects' are reached in the ornamentation of stores throughfthe adaptation ofzthis type of uolosure lat the upper end of the store front.

i This transom in the present invention prefbeam as shown'at 17; the longitudinal'groove .18 being arranged in the underside of the andQB, the bar 20 being the top bar and fitting v snuglyin'the grooye 181of the cross beam 16; Thecross bar 24 divides the frame 19 into the 5 base portion 25 and the sash portion 26,:this sash portion being glazedwith the single plate glass sheet -27.- vlhebase 25 is of metal, wood or such material as may be suitable the y V V rnam nt tion of the store front-1.

Figure 21's a cross sectional View onlthe 1' I 7. form a'porch 45 having the ceiling 46 attached is not at all necessary as the whole front can be carefully removed'and stored for the sea- 4 f son in a place prepared for it, each section.

to take the fastening screws out of the angle bar at the bottom of the display frame19 and 7 to the display frame 19 and also has a display plate glass while the base corresponds to the base 25, this base may be considerably elaborated according to the construction of the store front but for purposes of this description it is thought better to describe the" bases in as plain a manner aspossible.

, The door case 36 at its upper end fits into a grooved extension frame 37 frorn the cross beam 16 and has a cross bar 38 dividing the case for the door transom39. The door 40 is hung in this case 36 and contains the plate glass 41. The door case is rigidly secured to the door sill 42 making a comparatively stiff frame throughout and this-sill is secured to the floor by the screws 43. I The vertical bars of the case 36 are grooved at 44 to receive the entrance frame 33 and the top'bars of the entrance frame 33'are also inserted in corresponding grooves in the extension frame 37.

The other side of the store front, if there are two sides, is of precisely the sameconstruction and like numeralsindicate the corresponding parts.

The entrance frame in said door and case to the extension frame 37 which is considerably raised on the inside structure of the store as customary in deep set fronts.

7 It will now'be seenthat the store front may be removed piece by piece, naturally the glass can be removed if. it is found desirable but this havingits own compartment to keep it in the proper shape during the summer season and all that is necessary to remove the sections is the screws out of the side bars 21 and then the front, by a very slight movement to the left or right asthe case may be, will part from )t he entrance frame and be gently dropped out of the-groove 18. The removal of the two display fronts 19 makes the removal of ":the two entrance sections 33 a very simple ;.matter and all that is left is the door case.

be tables with legs 48 andbodily removed to 1 the side wall'of the store for the display of; vegetablesor fruit or fish or other food stufis.

, The door case is removed by withdrawing the screws 43 and the case may be removed .from the groove 18 with the door itself if it 'isfound desirable to do so and both door and door case may "occupy the same compartment in storage. p p

The frontof the store is now completely barrier. These window shelves may simply Qcase .54 which are in 'themullion-30J u Therefore the gate forms a very secure --closure and in one of the gatesa-minor gate I These tables may have a water connection and a base as shown at 49 and in swinging the tables around to the new position, these water connections may have a flexible hose connection 50 which will permit the shifting of the table without disturbing the fountain arrangement 51in the middle of the base for 'vegetables,' 'fish or other perishable articles.

1 3 this. gateis illustrated as running in small grooves across the store front on rollers 53 and to. thelgroove, 18 the main cross beam 16, these gates being rigidly secured inthe turn rigidly secured to 55 made which: is'made to' operate on the same principle,- so that themain gate which is seourelyfastenedlbythe locks 56 may-also incud e the-fastening of the minor gate '55. =-Thus the merchant may enter his stor without opening 'the'main gate.

' What I claim is": r

' 1. In convertible store fronts, a plurality of window sections having'frames and glasses, adoorcase and door,- a main transom and supportlng cross bea'm suitably grooved to rece ve said frame, mullions having said 7 frames secured thereto, floor fastenings for said frames, an extension frame from said cross beam for said door case-and inwardly set members of said windowjsections and means for closing'the stall opened by the removal .of said frames and case. i I

2. In convertible store fronts, a plurality of window sections having frames and glass, angle bars supporting said frames at the low- 'erend and detachable therefrom,-a door casing door, a main transom and supporting cross beam suitably grooved to the ceiling of said frame, mull1ons having said framesecured thereto and an extension frame-from said cross beam for said door case and inwardwindow sections having frames and'glass,

angle bars supporting said'frame's at the lower endand detachable therefrom, a door casing door,,a, main transomand supporting cross beam suitably grooved to the-ceiling of said frame, mullions having said frame sely set members of said window sections, and

cured theretoand an extension frame fromsaid cross beam for said door case and inwardly set members of said window sections,

7 V ,alaz tn t d tdt l h open, therefore the window shelves 47 form a y 0 g ga e a ap e 0 rep ace t e dls play front and having a permanent gate window sections having frames andglass,

angle bars supporting said frames at the low- July, 1931.,

' ANDREA SIMONE. 

